's-Graveland
's-Graveland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 4 km northwest of Hilversum. The former municipality of 's-Graveland merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg on 1 January 2002 to form the new municipality Wijdemeren.
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's-Graveland Location in the Netherlands 's-Graveland Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland and part of Gooi |
| Municipality | Wijdemeren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1243 |
| Dialing code | 035 |
The village was first mentioned in 1634 as "de akkers in 's Graevenlandt", and means "the land of Count of Holland" (Albrecht van Beieren) and served as hunting ground. This area was cultivated from 1625; nine years later resulting polder was parceled out to six people.
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